Now a days more students have to apply for scholarships to strengthen their financial support in order to complete their studies successfully, because of rising costs of college and university tuition. There is a multitude of scholarship and fellowship sources available from governments, private companies and non-profit organizations. Scholarships are not just awards or financial aids offered by prominent institutions, they are grand prospects that can help you fulfill all your dreams and ambitions regardless of your monetary status or your physical conditions. Thus, today quite a good number of scholarships are available in almost all developed nations like USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia etc.
The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program:
The Commonwealth Scholarship was initiated in 1959 and is celebrating 50 years now. Since the plan’s inception, the Government of Canada has provided scholarships of excellence to all member countries of the Commonwealth. The CCSP goal is to promote Canadian values and identity around the world and help to meet the human capital needs of developing countries. Students interested in this scholarship program should contact their home institution to make their interest known, and to find out if there is an institutional collaboration or exchange agreement with a Canadian institution. An institutional exchange agreement is desirable, however, where no agreement yet exists, research applications by students which may result in a new collaboration between professors from a Canadian and foreign university will be considered.
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS)
This scheme offers the opportunity to people from selected developing countries to undertake development-related studies in New Zealand. This may include study related to education, health, rural livelihoods, governance, human rights, or economic development, depending on the human resource development training needs of the home government. New Zealand Development Scholarships are offered for full-time, tertiary level study at participating New Zealand education institutions.
The NZDS scheme has two categories:
New Zealand Development Scholarships – Public category (NZDS-Public): The NZDS-Public scholarships scheme is a bilateral scheme available to individuals from selected partner countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The selection criteria is determined by the partner government and NZAID.
New Zealand Development Scholarships – Open category (NZDS-Open): The NZDS-Open scholarships scheme is a non-bilateral scheme available to candidates of some developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Under the NZDS-Open scheme, candidates independently apply for a scholarship.
Australian International Scholarships
Australian Government scholarships are not available for international students undertaking English language training specifically in Australia. However, there are several English language training scholarships offered by Australian institutions. Some examples:
AB-CRC Honours Scholarships: AB-CRC Honours Scholarships provide financial support to students undertaking an honours year of study. Scholarships are tenable at universities which are core or supporting participants in the AB-CRC including Curtin University of Technology, James Cook University, Murdoch University, The University of Queensland and The University of Sydney. Duration of this course is one year . Annual value of this scholarship is $A 5,000.00 . This scholarship is available at any Australian institution located at Western Australia, Western Australia, Western Australia ,Queensland and New South Wales Queensland. This scholarship is only available for the Bachelor Degree and is available for courses on the following fields of study: Engineering, Surveying, Medical Science, Medicine, Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences . It is offered by Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre – Emerging Infectious Disease.
ACTEW Honours Scholarship : The ACTEW Corporation is committed to the sustainable use and management of freshwater ecosystems in the Australian Capital Territory. As part of this commitment, the ACTEW Corporation has partnered with the School of Botany and Zoology at the Australian National University to promote the study of aquatic flora and fauna in the Canberra region. Duration of this course is one year and its total value is $A 7,500.00. This scholarship is only available at Australian National University (ANU) and at the Australian institutions located at Australian Capital Territory. This scholarship is only available for Bachelor Degree.
Aloysius Morgan Scholarship: The scholarship was established in 2008 by the Canberra Southern Cross Club in memory of Bishop Aloysius Morgan who had been Chaplain in the Australian Army from 1941, serving in Papua and New Guinea and in the Vietnam War and who was instrumental in establishing a special network of military vicars around Australia and worldwide. He was the founding and long-serving Patron of the Canberra Southern Cross Club. Duration of this scheme is one year and its total value is $A 2,500.00 . This scholarship is only available at Australian Catholic University Limited and is available at any Australian institution located at Australian Capital Territory . This scholarship is only available for the Bachelor Degree.
How to Apply for a Scholarship?
There’s a lot of advice out there on How to Apply for a Scholarship – how you should write your CV/Resume, Cover Letter and Essay. But same application tips does not work for all international students. You might have to face country specific challenges when applying for a scholarship abroad.
